Arhopala eucolpis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Theodor Franz Wilhelm Kirsch in 1877. It is found in the Australasian realm.[1] It may be a subspecies of Arhopala admete (Hewitson, 1863).

Arhopala eucolpis
Arhopala eucolpis eucolpis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. eucolpis
Binomial name
Arhopala eucolpis
(Kirsch, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia eucolpis Kirsch, 1877
  • Arhopala admete var. waigeoensis Bethune-Baker, 1903
  • Narathura admete sudesta Evans, 1957

Subspecies

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  • Arhopala eucolpis eucolpis (Waigeu, Misool, Jobi, West Irian to Papua, Goodenough, Yela, Tagula)
  • Arhopala eucolpis sudesta (Evans, 1957) (Tagula, Yela)

References

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  1. ^ D'Abrera, B. 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne.
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